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(88) Date of publication A3: 10.03.2016 (43) Date of publication: 18.01.2017 Bulletin 2017/03 (21) Application number: 15742410.2 (22) Date of filing: 12.01.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B63G 8/12(2006.01) B63H 21/14(2006.01) B63G 8/36(2006.01) B63H 21/17(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2015/011018 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/156860 (15.10.2015 Gazette 2015/41)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 10.03.2014 US 201414202347 (71) Applicant: The Boeing Company Chicago, IL 60606-1596 (US)	(72) Inventors: CANTWELL, Jeffrey Richard Chicago, Illinois 60606 (US) CONNIFF, James D. Chicago, Illinois 60606-2016 (US) (74) Representative: Duxbury, Stephen  Arnold & Siedsma Bavariaring 17 80336 München 80336 München (DE)